Here's the strike that has been the difference so far
The pass 😮
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The finish 🤯
The leap of joy 🙌🏼
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64' | Fran Gonzalez announces his arrival with a foul on Krishna. He is lucky to escape a yellow card.
BFC SUBSTITUTION
Cuadrat makes a triple change
62' | IN : Opseth, Gonzalez, Augustin; OUT: Pratik, Brown, Paartalu
BFC CHANCE
61' | Bheke long throw is dealt with ATKMB defence but the second ball was not cleared properly as they conceded a corner. Dimas put the ball from the corner in a good area but no BFC player got a decent touch to it.
60' | ATK Mohun Bagan with a very professional display tonight. They are keeping the ball when required, finding space, creating opportunities. BFC have still not found their feet in the game.
54' | Manvir Singh makes a darting run towards the goal and shoots from just inside the box but it is over. It was a very tight angle for Manvir.
ATKMB almost find their second
51' | David Williams plays a good pass into the for Roy Krishna, who controls it well and lays the ball for Williams just at the edge of the box. He shoots it first time and it is just inches away from the goal.
50' | Five minutes into the second half, it looks like both the teams are trying to get ahold of the match first with a controlled approach. Both teams are trying to keep the ball.
BFC CHANGE
46' | Suresh Wangjam IN, Udanta Singh OUT
SECOND-HALF
Action Resumes
46' | Can Bengaluru FC fightback in the second half? Let's see...
The stats suggest that it has been a well-balanced contest at the Fatorda so far but it was mostly Mohun Bagan who looked more like the team who would get the lead and they did. BFC have 45 minutes to get the winner and maintain their unbeaten run. Can they?
HALF-TIME
David Williams his first goal of the season as ATK Mohun Bagan lead Bengaluru Fc 1-0 at the break
TWO ADDED MINUTES
45' | The officials have decided to add two minutes of stoppage time
Yellow Card
43' | Rahul Bheke is booked by the referee for preventing Pranoy Haldar from taking a throw.
37' | Bengaluru FC gets a free-kick but ATK Mohun Bagan face no problem clearing it.
GOAL!!!
ATKMB 1-0 BFC
33' | David Williams gives ATKMB the lead with a stunning strike. He received the ball on the left-hand side of the field, controlled the ball, moved inside, took 8-9 touches near the box, created space and fired in a curler past Bengaluru FC defence.
ATKMB CHANCE
24' | Edu plays a good ball for Krishna, who successfully beat the offside trap but before he could get the first touch Gurpreet comes out to collect the ball.
ATKMB CHANCE
22' | Subhasish Bose plays a low cross inside the box from the left hand side, the ball manages to find Manvir but his strike is straight at the keeper.
BFC CHANCE
19' | Rahul Bheke's long throw is dealt with by ATK Mohun Bagan but the second ball falls for Bengaluru FC, he then floats the ball inside the box, Paartalu judges the flight and heads the ball but it goes straight to Arindam.
GOOD DEFENDING
16' | Williams plays a dinked pass for Roy Krishna but Juanan recovers and keeps Krishna in check and denies him the chance to shoot.
ATKMB CHANCE
11' | Good defending from Rahul Bheke denies ATK Mohun Bagan the chance to go ahead in the game. Manvir Singh wins the ball and plays it to Roy Krishna on the left. Krishna finds Edu Garcia. He takes a good touch and pulls it back inside the centre of the box but Rahul Bheke is there to deal with it.
OFFSIDE
Williams' heads it over
6' | David Williams has a free header inside the box, he connects well but it is over the bar. It wouldn't have counted anyway as the linesman raised his flag for offised.
FIRST FREE-KICK AND YELLOW
Juanan gets a yellow
5' | Bengaluru FC's Juanan is the person to enter the referee's book tonight. He got booked for a foul on Roy Krishna.
2' | Roy Krishna plays a cheeky pass for Edu Garcia but Gurpreet has no problem dealing with it. Krishna tracks Garcia run and dinks the ball over BFC backline.
KICK OFF!
1' | Match No. 36 of the Indian Super League season 7 is underway. It's Sunil Chhetri vs Sandesh Jhingan and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu vs Roy Krishna. Who are you supporting? Bengaluru FC playing in whites tonight, ATK Mohun Bagan in green and maroon.
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This is how the points table looks like ahead of match number 36 of the Indian Super League season 7.
Bengaluru FC are the joint top scorers of the League with 11 goals so far and ATK Mohun Bagan have the joint highest number of clean sheets with 4. Both these teams are tied with Mumbai City FC at the top of their respective tables.
Can Roy Krishna, tonight's ATK Mohun Bagan skipper increase his tally? He is currently the third-highest goal scorer in this year's league with 5 goals, one goal behind leader Nerijus Valskis and Igor Angulo.
LAST 5 MATCHES
Who had the upper hand in recent times?
ATK VS BFC: 3-1
BFC VS ATK: 1-0
BFC VS ATK : 2-2
ATK VS BFC: 1-0
ATK VS BFC: 0-2
COACH'S CORNER
Antonio Habas, Coach, ATK Mohun Bagan: Bengaluru is a strong team. For us, three points are the same as in other matches but I know that Bengaluru vs ATK Mohun Bagan is an important match. We respect the opponent and 90 minutes will decide the match.
Carles Cuadrat, Coach, Bengaluru FC: ATK Mohun Bagan have a team with very tough players. We know about them; big bodies and playing with a high tempo. We saw in their game against FC Goa how their players play as a compact unit and try to take advantage of counter-attacks and open spaces.
.@atkmohunbaganfc and @bengalurufc are yet to lose a match when they have scored 1️⃣st in #HeroISL 2020-21 😮
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ISL 2020-21 Live Score, ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC Latest Updates: David Williams scored on the 33rd minute of the match with a sublime strike from the edge of the box to hand ATK Mohun Bagan the much-deserved lead. After seeing most of the ball and creating the most of the chances, David Williams who has been a livewire for the Kolkata-based side put them ahead. He received the ball on the left-hand side of the field, controlled it, drifted inside, took a number touches on the edge of the box, created space and fired in a curler past Bengaluru FC defence. For all the updates follow News18Sports' live match blog.
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Though aware of the challenge that awaits for his side, ATKMB coach Antonio Habas has his sights set on nothing less than three points. "I think it's impossible to win every match. The teams are more balanced and it's very difficult for all teams to keep on winning three points," said Habas. "The idea in football is to get three points. I cannot play thinking about the possibility of drawing or losing."
ATKMB's defenders have the most number of tackles in the league (233) and have also made the second-most clearances in the league (182).
Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat faces a huge task to maintain his unbeaten start against a 'physical challenge' from ATK Mohun Bagan. "ATK Mohun Bagan have a team with very tough players. We know about them; big bodies and playing with a high tempo. We saw in their game against FC Goa how their players play as a compact unit and try to take advantage of counterattacks and open spaces," explained Cuadrat.
"Habas' team was champion for a reason. They know how to defend and how to be dangerous in their attacks. We have to create enough chances to score because they are very good defensively, they have conceded the fewest goals so far. They employ a very good defensive structure and we will try to beat them," he said.
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